Secretary of the Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, defended President Donald Trump's reaction to former FBI director Robert Mueller's death, stating that neither he nor his own can understand what has been done to the president and his family. This comes after Mueller was the focus of the investigation into possible collusion between the president's 2016 presidential campaign and Russian operatives. Bespent also defended Trump's decision not to file obstruction charges due to his position as sitting president. The report from the Mueller investigation also revealed there was no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.